Independent. Built from Canal & River Trust's own published notices, with no affiliation to or endorsement by the Trust.
All closures / Why they close / Boating Incident
Boating Incident
Too few unplanned closures filed this way in June to August 2026 and the same months a year earlier to tell a change from luck: 5 against 3. How a change is tested.
- On record
- 24 closures since May 2025
In force today
No closure filed this way is in force today.
By canal
13 canals have had a closure filed this way. A closure naming two canals counts on both.
| Canal | Closures |
|---|---|
| Kennet & Avon Canal | 4 |
| Regent's Canal | 3 |
| Trent & Mersey Canal | 3 |
| Grand Union Canal | 2 |
| Lee Navigation | 2 |
| Oxford Canal | 2 |
| Staffordshire & Worcestershire Cnl | 2 |
| Huddersfield Narrow Canal | 1 |
| Macclesfield Canal | 1 |
| Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal) | 1 |
| River Stort | 1 |
| South Stratford Canal | 1 |
Show 1 moreShow fewer
| Canal | Closures |
|---|---|
| Worcester & Birmingham Canal | 1 |
Every closure on record
Showing 24 closures CRT filed as “Boating Incident”.
Rank by
Population
3 closures are in neither group: 3 unplanned with no day in the cruising season since May 2025.
Status
Duration
Cause
Asset affected
Lock part
Unplanned lock failures naming a part
Water problem
Unplanned failures naming one
CRT reason
Region
What these figures mean
- Population
- Which closures a figure counts. All closures is everything; Unplanned closure drops the works CRT flags as its winter programme and any day outside the cruising season (the Friday nearest 15 March to the Sunday before the first Monday in November). Scheduled work CRT does not flag as winter works still counts here. CRT Planned closure is the flagged winter programme alone.
- Defensible duration
- The days between a closure's start and its reopening date, counted only where the dates allow it. A cancelled notice, or one whose reopening precedes its start, has no defensible duration and is in no total.
- Closure-days
- One day on which one closure was in force. Two closures on the same day are two closure-days; where the question is how long a canal was actually disrupted, overlapping notices are unioned into single intervals. They are counted from 1 May 2025, when this archive begins: a closure that started earlier adds only its days since then, though its own row shows its whole length. Every figure and chart counts only the days inside the Period chosen above them.
- In force
- A closure is in a Period, and a day is one a closure affected, if it was in force at any time that day, including the morning it reopened. Closure-days measure how long, so they count whole days and not the reopening day: a closure can be in a Period and add no closure-day to it.
Closures in force each month
closures active during the monthCanals ranked by the season's closures
share of the period's cruising-season days up to today — a closure somewhere on a long canal is likelier, and does not mean the canal was impassableclosures in force on the period's cruising-season days — a longer canal has more to go wrong onWhere
closure-days by regionclosures by regionA region with more canal has more to go wrong on, so these totals partly measure its size. Regions compared by length of canal are on the Reliability page.
What causes them
closure-days by causeclosures by causeWhat fails
closure-days by assetclosures by assetWhat fails on a lock
closure-days by part — unplanned lock failures naming a partclosures by part — unplanned lock failures naming a partHow long they last
closures by full length, including any days before May 2025 — the bands are not equal in widthClosures
Lock 100 Sulhamstead Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal
Kennet & Avon CanalWales and South West
38 days
Fully shut 38 of CRT's 40 days
From 1 August 2026
Reopened 10 September 2026
- Where
- Lock 100, Sulhamstead Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Lock
Further to the notice below, we are pleased to advise that the repair to Sulhamstead Lock has now been completed and the navigation is open. Thank you for your patience.
Latest of 9 CRT updates, 10 September 2026.
Lock 1 to Lock 12, Bosley, Maccelesfield Canal
Macclesfield CanalNorth West
30 days
Fully shut 30 of CRT's 31 days
From 16 May 2026
Reopened 16 June 2026
- Where
- Bosley Lock 1 to Bosley Services
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
Our contractors are now in the final stages of completing the repairs at Lock 12, Bosley, on the Macclesfield Canal. The welding is expected to be completed on the balance beam by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, 16 June, after which we hope to reopen the lock. We apologise for the continued…
Latest of 9 CRT updates, 12 June 2026.
Old Ford Lock, Lock 8, Regents Canal, RE-012-003
Regent's CanalLondon and South East
20 days
From 20 September 2025
Reopened 10 October 2025
- Where
- Lock 8, Old Ford Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
Our team are still undertaking repairs. We will update as soon as possible.
Latest of 5 CRT updates, 10 October 2025.
Lock 5 (Kelston Lock), Kennet and Avon canal
Kennet & Avon CanalWales and South West
16 days
Fully shut 16 of CRT's 16 days
From 25 August 2025
Reopened 10 September 2025
- Where
- Lock 5, Kelston Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Lock
Please be advised that further to the notice below, following our engineer's assessment, Lock 5 (Kelston lock) will remain closed for public use until further notice. We will however be operating an assisted passage to our customers over the coming weeks. Our operational staff…
Latest of 5 CRT updates, 8 September 2025.
Deep Lock Bath
Kennet & Avon CanalWales and South West
8 days
From 12 September 2025
Reopened 20 September 2025
- Where
- Lock 8/9, Bath Deep Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Lock
Further to the notice below, please be advised that the boat which unfortunately capsized at Deep Lock 8/9 Bath, will be re-floated by Friday 19th September. We will update this notice again should the removal take place before Friday. You are welcome to contact us at…
Latest of 2 CRT updates, 15 September 2025.
Navigation Closure - Oxford Canal, Grants Lock; Lock 30, Bodicote
Oxford CanalLondon and South East
4 days
Fully shut 4 of CRT's 14 days
From 10 June 2025
Reopened 24 June 2025
- Where
- Lock 30, Grants Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
We are pleased to share that work on Grant's Lock has been completed ahead of schedule. The lock will reopen and be fully operational from 12:00 PM on 24th June 2025
Latest of 4 CRT updates, 24 June 2025.
Lock 19, Old Ford Lock
Lee NavigationLondon and South East
4 days
From 12 April 2026
Reopened 16 April 2026
- Where
- Lock 19, Old Ford Lock, Eastern Side
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Lock
The River Canal Rescue team attended the situation and require additional time in order to remove the blockage. This notice will be updated as soon as additional information is available. Thank you for your continued understanding and patience.
Latest of 4 CRT updates, 16 April 2026.
Bridge 22 Queen Street South - Boat rescued
Huddersfield Narrow CanalYorkshire and North East
4 days
From 25 April 2026
Reopened 29 April 2026
- Where
- Coal Wharf Lock (Disused former Lock 2E)
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Weather
- Asset
- Canal or river
The boat has been rescued and is no longer stuck on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. However, the closure from Lock 1E to Lock 8E is still in place and we shall be reviewing it tomorrow and updating the notice.
Latest of 3 CRT updates, 29 April 2026.
Navigation Closure - Lock 30 Grants Lock, Banbury, South Oxford Canal
Oxford CanalLondon and South East
3 days
From 10 June 2026
Reopened 13 June 2026
- Where
- Lock 30, Grants Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Lock
We'd like to let you know following an inspection carried out this morning by our team, we have identified the damage and the repairs required to the gate paddle and rod. We are now making arrangements for our engineers to carry out the necessary repairs as soon as possible. We…
Latest of 2 CRT updates, 11 June 2026.
Lock 34 Boggs Lock, Penkridge, Stafford ST19 5PR
Staffordshire & Worcestershire CnlWest Midlands
3 days
From 31 August 2026
Reopened 3 September 2026
- Where
- Lock 34 Boggs Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Lock
Our Reactive Response Team have been out to assess the broken beam and repairs needed today, and will be returning tomorrow, 2nd September, to carry out the repairs. They are hopeful that they will complete these repairs tomorrow. Further update will be posted as soon as works…
Latest of 2 CRT updates, 1 September 2026.
Lock 38, South Stratford Canal
South Stratford CanalWest Midlands
2 days
From 5 May 2025
Reopened 7 May 2025
- Where
- Lock 38
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
Please be advised that we expect navigation to reopen by 2:00 PM today. Thank you for your continued patience.
Latest of 2 CRT updates, 7 May 2025.
Lock 3 (Swineford Lock)
Kennet & Avon CanalWales and South West
2 days
From 17 May 2025
Reopened 19 May 2025
- Where
- Kennet & Avon Canal - 132
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Lock
Please be advised that due to a damaged Paddle, Lock 3 (Swineford Lock) is currently inoperable and as such closed to navigation. Our operations team will be in attendance on Monday 19th May with a suitable craft to facilitate a repair. In the meantime, we apologise for any…
CRT's only update, 17 May 2025.
Marsh Lock Lock 12 , near Waltham Town.
Lee NavigationLondon and South East
2 days
From 14 September 2025
Reopened 16 September 2025
- Where
- Lock 12, Rammey Marsh Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
Rammey Marsh lock 12 – top gate lifted off by a boat, making lock inoperable. Assisted passage not possible. Towpath remains open. Engineers called to assess damage and recommend fix. Review tomorrow 15th September 2025.
CRT's only update, 14 September 2025.
Lock 63, Clear Water Lock - Towpath Side
Trent & Mersey CanalNorth West
2 days
From 19 October 2025
Reopened 21 October 2025
- Where
- Lk 64, Saw Pit Lock - Towpath Side to Lock 62, Pavilion Lock (Off Side)
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Lock
Please be advised navigation is currently closed at Lock No. 63 (Malkins Bank) on the Trent & Mersey Canal due to a boat getting stuck in the towpath side lock chamber and preventing the tail gates from being closed. This combined with leakage through the head gate has created a…
CRT's only update, 19 October 2025.
Lock 2 Hawley Lock, Camden Lock Bridge, Regent's Canal, London
Regent's CanalLondon and South East
2 days
From 18 June 2026
Reopened 20 June 2026
- Where
- Lock 2, Hawley Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
Regional Reactive Team were on site this morning and reset the gate into the pot. The lock is now operational.
Latest of 3 CRT updates, 20 June 2026.
Lock 68 (Booth Lane)
Trent & Mersey CanalNorth West
2 days
From 6 July 2026
Reopened 8 July 2026
- Where
- Lock 68
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Lock
Navigation remains closed at Lock 68 on the Trent & Mersey Canal due to a boat that is currently stuck inside the lock chamber. River Rescue is on site and working to safely recover the vessel. Navigation will reopen once the boat has been removed and it is safe to do so. We…
Latest of 2 CRT updates, 7 July 2026.
Lock 6 gregorys Mill - Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Worcester & Birmingham CanalWest Midlands
1 day
From 3 May 2025
Reopened 4 May 2025
- Where
- Lock 6, Gregorys Mill
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
Unfortunately a boat has struck the upper part of the Lock at the Top gates at this location. This has caused significant damage to both the wall, fender and the locking mechanism. The lock is now total inoperable and will need a stoppage to assess the damage caused and to carry…
CRT's only update, 3 May 2025.
Pound between Locks 33 (Meaford Road Lock) and 34 (Meaford Top Lock), Trent & Mersey Canal, Stone ST15 8GW
Trent & Mersey CanalWest Midlands
1 day
From 24 May 2025
Reopened 25 May 2025
- Where
- Lock 34, Meaford Top Lock to Lock 33, Meaford Road Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Canal or river
Please be advised that the navigation between Lock 34 (Meaford Top Lock) and Lock 33 (Meaford Road Lock) is currently closed due to a sunken vessel and low water levels within the pound. A rescue team is scheduled to attend the site on Sunday, 25/05/2025, at 09:00 to recover the…
CRT's only update, 24 May 2025.
Lock 58 - Grand Union Canal
Grand Union CanalLondon and South East
1 day
From 25 June 2025
Reopened 26 June 2025
- Where
- Lock 58
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
Boat strike to top gate has rendered lock inoperable.
CRT's only update, 25 June 2025.
Ongoing Overnight closures Commercial Road, Lock 12 between 3.45pm and 8am
Regent's CanalLondon and South East
1 day
Fully shut 1 of CRT's 245 days
From 18 November 2025
Reopened 21 July 2026
- Where
- Lock 12, Commercial Road Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Vandalism
- Asset
- Lock
Please be advised that there will be a continued overnight stoppage at Commercial Road Lock between 15.45 and 08:00 for the foreseeable future due to vandalism.
Latest of 11 CRT updates, 2 June 2026.
GP-016-010
Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal)London and South East
1 day
From 11 January 2026
Reopened 12 January 2026
- Where
- Bridge 9, Acton Lane (B4492) to Bridge 8C (Railway)
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Canal or river
Loose boat blocking navigation. Apologise for any inconvenience cause.
CRT's only update, 11 January 2026.
Fixed Weir 9 66m W of Bridge 21
River StortLondon and South East
1 day
From 16 January 2026
Reopened 17 January 2026
- Where
- Lock 9, Latton Lock to Bridge 21, Harlow Footbridge
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Weir
The craft has been successfully removed from the weir - Unfortunately due to a blocked paddle at Latton Lock, the navigation will remain closed until Saturday when the duty team can attend to clear the obstruction - An update will be published once the navigation is open
Latest of 2 CRT updates, 16 January 2026.
Lock 58 (GU-171-003) E:501262, N: 206819 ///store.rats.glory
Grand Union CanalLondon and South East
same day
From 25 June 2025
Reopened 25 June 2025
- Where
- Lock 58
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Lock
Boat impact to Lock 58 top gate has rendered lock inoperable.
CRT's only update, 25 June 2025.
Lock 24 Bratch Middle Lock
Staffordshire & Worcestershire CnlWest Midlands
same day
From 15 September 2025
Reopened 15 September 2025
- Where
- Lock 24 Bratch Middle Lock
- CRT reason
- Boating Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Lock
Please be advised a boat has sunk in Bratch Middle Lock and the navigation is currently closed until contractors can attend to float and move the boat. We will provide further updates as soon as we have more information.
CRT's only update, 15 September 2025.
Showing the 24 longest of 24. Every row links to the notice CRT published.
Why they close · Canals · Reliability · Trends · Download data